Chapter 13: Wrath
Shiro doesn't really talk much…
We've been walking through the labyrinth for a while now, but we just walk
Not to mention the occasional lizard that appears in our path, there's not much prey to absorb
So the optimal solution is to go down the floors!
After all, those levels to be able to go unnoticed by humans aren't going to be won on their own!
Using the limited functions of the Great Sage, I managed to find the evolution that will help me gain a human form without having to commit to eating people
Its name is…
[Manticore Slime]
Cool, huh?
The best thing about it is that this evolution is pretty close to my current form
The little information I managed to get from Shiro about the future is that he wants, like me, to have a humanoid form so he can live peacefully with tasty food
So I'll never be alone!
We will be a pair of friends and their egg who travel and eat the delicacies of the world instead of poisonous monsters…
Suddenly in the silent labyrinth footsteps sound
Shiro and I reflexively get defensive
We soon see humans behind us
"-The spider and the special Slime is there!"
"-Kill it quickly, we have to capture the Slime before it escapes"
Shiro stays still for a moment, although we can't understand what they say… we can feel their thirst for Blood
Through our small mental link she sends me a signal, not as words, but closer as a feeling, what I understood from this could be translated as:
Run!
I'm not entirely sure why we can't fight instead of flee, but she has better instincts than I do, so I follow her instructions and we try to flee together
Even though we run fast, the humans follow us closely
Dodging them and using some monsters as bait, we manage to get some distance
However, just as we're getting away…
Shiro can't stop and falls into a fissure
I scream and try to use some skill to help her, but it's too late
She's fallen into the hole, and unless I jump voluntarily, I won't be able to reach her
I was tempted to jump
But I heard voices behind me
I don't quite understand what they're saying…
They approach me with less caution than before, with a cage in their hands
One of them sees the egg and greed is reflected in his eyes
But I unmistakably hear a laugh
Is he laughing at Shiro falling?
Is he laughing at my partner not being with me anymore because of him?
I've never thought of harming anyone
On Earth I was a person who thought people could understand each other through talking
I've never harbored hatred towards anyone in general
Not even the person who killed me in the first place
But…
My body begins to tremble violently
We're not on Earth anymore!
Unleashing [Dopplengänger] without deciding on a specific form I use all the forms I know at once
This results in an amalgamation of monsters in what was my body
I grow arms that transform into the heads of snakes
My head is now a combination of toad eyes and centipede jaws with ridiculously large fangs
My torso is now curiously round like that of the toad
Two pairs of wasp wings sprout from my back
My lower part is a combination of a stinger and an open snake jaw
With this appearance I quickly attack the human who had approached the egg
I quickly grab him with the jaws I have instead of hands and insert poison into him
He begins to scream
Upon hearing his partner scream the others finally react
They try to attack me by throwing fire at me to distract me so they can help their partner
Unfortunately for them…
I will not allow it
I quickly throw him through the crack that Shiro had fallen
They don't have time to react
They can't save him
What does it feel like?
Now who's laughing
I don't waste time and attack another human
At the same time and to prevent them from escaping I throw spider webs to block the exit
With their sword they try to attack me, but with spider webs and my own jaws that work as hands, I snatch them and use them against them, using [Expulsion] on the swords they are thrown straight at them
Two of them fail to avoid them and are pierced
One of those who were damaged by the attack tries to flee
Using the [Poison Synthesis] skill I try to shape the poison and combine it with paralysis, it becomes a mini-spear using [Expulsion] I throw it at them
Such a spear lands near his heart
But he is still alive
Running away he takes something from his backpack, drinks it and manages to escape
Tch
Focusing on those remaining I let out a roar of frustration
They tremble in fear
They no longer have any weapons
Two of them have already lost their will to live
The others knelt down and started crying
Well that means I have to finish what I started right?
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Author's words
Sorry people, the chapter is quite short, if you have any suggestions just write and I will read it
Tablos controls my mind Ahhhh